anatipestifer infection
noun
anat·i·pes·ti·fer infection
ə¦natə¦pestəfə(r)-
: an acute infectious disease of domestic ducks caused by a bacterium (Pasteurella anatipestifer or Pfeifferella anatipestifer) and marked by sluggishness, greenish diarrhea, and respiratory symptoms with death commonly resulting in 6 to 12 hours
Word History
Etymology
New Latin anatipestifer, from Latin anat-, anas duck + New Latin -i- + Latin pestifer pestiferous
First Known Use
1947, in the meaning defined above
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